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Republicans are denouncing Ohio Gov. John Kasich for ditching his own party’s convention held in the state he governs. Of course, he’s not the only nationally known GOP leader to skip the proceedings. It gets worse, though: None of Monday’s or today’s prime-time speakers at the Cleveland confab have donated more than $200 to Donald Trump’s campaign or the super…

With Monday’s announcement that Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) will lead the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, all four House and Senate party committee chairmanships are now filled heading into the 2016 election cycle. While a mix of skills lead to success in these slots, contributions from leadership PACs are often thought to enhance candidates’ chances…

Mississippi can lay claim to some of the GOP’s ugliest infighting leading up to Tuesday’s Senate primary vote, marked by a proxy war between the conservative establishment and tea party affiliates that’s triggered a torrent of spending by outside groups. Poll results have been all over the map in recent weeks, indicating that state senator and…

Market prices for liquefied natural gas are typically higher abroad, and API’s member companies could reap vast profits overseas. But the fight to drop export restrictions is pitting them against another strong presence in Washington with whom they are sometimes allied: domestic users of their products, including DOW Chemical.

Moody’s evaluation was meant to be apolitical. But Moody’s itself doesn’t stay above the fray. Last year, the company spent $1.5 million on federal lobbying, and during the first half of this year, it spent $610,000.

Oil company BP continues its slow climb out of political purgatory, as its political action committee on Friday reported donating thousands of dollars in May to federal-level politicians hailing from a variety of states.

The federal government’s selection of Boeing to build the next generation of Air Force aerial refueling tankers comes after years of contentious fighting that’s resulted in sky-high lobbying spending and accelerated campaign contributions to key politicians.

An analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics shows that the committee members with the most campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry more frequently commented on the alleged failures of the federal government’s cleanup effort and excessive red tape connected to the Jones Act and the Clean Water Act.

If the Senate gets its way, be prepared to wait in long lines the next time you want to catch a train. In a win for the well-heeled gun rights lobby, the Senate today passed an amendment to a transportation bill that would stop the release of $1.6 billion in federal funding to Amtrak if the railroad prohibits customers from transporting their weapons.

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